Cunard: A Photographic History - Softcover

McCutcheon, Janette

9780752430010: Cunard: A Photographic History

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752430017 ISBN 13: 9780752430010

Publisher: Tempus, 2004

In 1839, Samuel Cunard sailed from Canada for Britain to set up his own steamship company. By 1841, the first Cunard ocean liners were in service, and the company went on to become the most famous transatlantic shipping company in the world. Their famous liners included the Blue Riband holders Lusitania, Mauretania, Campania, and Queen Mary as well as the largest ocean liner afloat, the new Queen Mary 2, which came in service in 2004. The story of Cunard is one of superlatives—from the fastest ships to the largest rooms afloat to the greatest number of people ever carried on one vessel at one time—and the company has survived for 165 years.

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In 1839, Samuel Cunard sailed from Canada for Britain to set up his own steamship company. By 1841, the first Cunard ocean liners were in service and the rest is history. The company he founded went on to become the most famous transatlantic shipping company in the world. Cunard’s ships were among the fastest and most luxurious to sail the Atlantic and the name Cunard soon became a byword for safe, reliable service. Their famous liners included the Blue Riband holders Lusitania, Mauretania, Campania and Queen Mary as well as the largest ocean liner afloat, the new Queen Mary 2, which came in service in 2004.

The story of Cunard is one of superlatives—from the fastest ships to the largest rooms afloat to the greatest number of people ever carried on one vessel at one time (over 16,000 on Queen Mary)—and the company has survived for 165 sometimes stormy and turbulent years. The Cunard fleet has just seen the addition of the largest ocean liner in the world as the 150,000– ton Queen Mary 2 (over three times larger than Titanic) came into service in 2004.

Janette McCutcheon has one of the finest collections of Cunard memorabilia in the UK. She has written three shipping titles for Tempus Publishing.

About the Author:

Janette McCutcheon was born in Scotland, and lived close to Clydebank, home of some of the most famous ships ever constructed, including three of Cunard's famous Queens. She has written many books on maritime history and regularly sails the seven seas lecturing aboard cruise ships. She has appeared on BBC's The Scots at Sea and acted as consultant to Channel 4's Speed Machines and various Discovery Channel programmes on ocean liners. Janette has one of the largest collections of Cunard and White Star memorabilia in the UK, including postcards, photos, posters and items from on board White Star and Cunard ocean liners.

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